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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1913

Page

3

Owl Drug Stores and local hunts in Decatur and Limestone

A lively column describes petty hunting misadventures by pharmacists from Owl Drug Stores in Decatur and New Decatur and notes two birds crippled rather than killed. It also praises Cook Brothers window displays of Bird's Eye Maple and reports a successful oyster sale by First Christian Church, with upcoming Lutheran event.

Owl Drug Store Decatur New Decatur Limestone Decatuts Teddy Roosevelt Cook Brothers Second Avenue

Bailey Grocery Garnishment Against Lentz in Morgan County

A. Z. Bailey Grocery Co. has obtained a garnishment against S. C. Lentz and Central National Bank in Morgan County. Lentz is a non resident with unknown address, notified of the garnishment and its execution. Justice I. N. Butler signs the notice dated November 5 1913.

A. Z. Bailey Grocery Co C. Lentz Central National Bank S. C. Lentz Alabama I. N. Butler Morgan County

Christmas Bazaar Planned by Central ME Church Ladies

The Central ME church ladies announce a Christmas bazaar on Friday and Saturday November 21 and 22 in the Malone Building on Johnson Street. The event promises many attractive features and activities for attendees.

Christian Church Malone Johnson Street Lutheran Church the Ladies of the Central

Invention by Krupps Rolls Back Safe Blowing Threat

German Krupps chemists claim a new cast steel alloy resists high heat and the best boring tools used by safe crackers. The material, designed for safes, hardens against oxyhydrogen and oxyacetylene methods, making safe blowing far more difficult for criminals.

Cleveland United States Germany Krupps

Meads Change Shape in Last Quarter Century

New York correspondence notes shifting head shapes over the last 25 years due to education. Business leaders of the future will be long headed with minds surpassing broad headed peers. Lipton, Selfridge and Lyons cited as examples of ideal future business types.

New York Correspondence Philadelphia Ledger London Sun Thomas Lipton H. Gordon Selfridge Joseph Lyons

Patent remedy ad promises quick relief tonight

An old advertisement touts Chamberlain's Tablets to cure dullness or constipation with a promised "feel all right tomorrow" outcome. It asserts retail availability from all dealers and labels the product as an evening dose suggestion.

Adv

Hans Schmidt to be tried in New York today

Hans Schmidt, the German priest who married Anna Aumüller in a self‑performed ceremony and later dismembered her body, will face trial in New York before Judge Foster with a possible insanity defense. A Germany sanity report, delayed by travel, arrives soon as Assistant District Attorney Murphy collects evidence. A 200‑member jury panel has been summoned for the trial.

Hans Schmidt New York Anna Aumullét Hudson River Foster General Sessions Schmidt Germany Deason Murphy

Police women in Chicago arm with revolvers

Chicago policewomen carry revolvers in handbags a surprise shift from powder puffs. Officer Clara Olsen admitted arming the force saying the firearm is a ready tool in hand and helps them respond quickly, reflecting a new acceptance of armed officers.

Chicago Clara Olsen

Constipation Disorders Prompt Sleep Aid Cited

Unclear historical text suggests Chamberlain's product claimed to correct digestive disorders to help sleep. The fragment mentions constipation and a daily devfir reference, but details are incomplete and wording is garbled.

Chamverlain

Also Mentioned on This Page

Sanitary Plumbing & Heating Co Grant Street E. C. Payne Lumber Co Fourth Avenue Ala Masonic Theatre Decatur Water Supply Co THE New Decatur, Ala A.hopf Wm. E. Skeggs F. A. Bloodworth L. W. Borton H. B. Beard J.B. P A. Bibb A. Hoff H. Wolcott Bloodworth E.M. Odom Our Man Haree Bird's-Eye Marle Chamberlain T. M. Dix Decaturs Native and Kansas City D.L. Simrell LaPayette St Athens J. D. Thomas Moulton Street Hot Springs Ark the Owl Drug CO Decatur and Stipp & Johnson Casa Granda 2Nd Ave Meads Decatur, Alabama Calico W. W. Garnett the Star Penance Company Eldred Fletcher & & Son New Decatur C. E Moulton Devdfirs
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